The Mainspring (1916)
Finding himself penniless, Lawrence Ashmore, whose late father was ruined on the stock exchange, obtains a position as a reporter. Ashmore is assigned to investigate the reported fatal illness of Jesse Craven, one of Wall Street's financial monarchs.
Director: Jack Conway
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Ben F. Wilson as Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven |
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Francelia Billington as Jesse Craven |
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Wilbur Higby as Richard Creelman |
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Henry Holland as Edith Craven |
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Clyde Benson as William Ramsdale |
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Raymond Whittaker as Shackleton |
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Marc Robbins as Israel Farnum |
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Thomas Jefferson as James Sharp |
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Ed Brady as Jerviss |
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Mary Maurice as Bernice |
| Writing | William Parker | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Agnew MacLean | Story |
| Directing | Jack Conway | Director |